College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s

1 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$57,372 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for ME Tech for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the 132nd most popular major in the country with 6,013 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,639 and had an average of $22,526 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 164 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,372 and $16,763 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools

Rankings by Degree Other Award Levels
Rankings by Location Check Out Other Locales
More ME Tech Rankings Other Ranking Categories

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree vets studying me tech.

Top 1 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

1

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for ME Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 92 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME tech students in 2020-2021.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Among the 11,366 students enrolled at SIUC, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SIUC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SIUC]](/colleges/southern-illinois-university-carbondale/student-life/veterans/)

Notes and References

References

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options